Lars Gunnar Klaeboe1, Trine F Haland1, Ida S Leren1, Rachel M A Ter Bekke2, Pål H Brekke3, Helge Røsjø4, Torbjørn Omland4, Lars Gullestad5, Svend Aakhus3, Kristina H Haugaa5, Thor Edvardsen6. 1. Department of Cardiology and Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. 2. Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Cardiology and Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. 4. Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway. 5. Department of Cardiology and Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. 6. Department of Cardiology and Center for Cardiological Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: thor.edvardsen@medisin.uio.no.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In patients with aortic stenosis, subtle alterations in myocardial mechanics can be detected by speckle-tracking echocardiography before reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS: In this prospective study, 162 patients with aortic stenosis with an average aortic valve area of 0.7 ± 0.2 cm2 and a mean LVEF of 60 ± 11% were included. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) and mechanical dispersion (SD of time from Q/R on the electrocardiogram to peak strain in 16 left ventricular segments) were assessed using echocardiography, and all-cause mortality (n = 37) was recorded during 37 ± 13 months of follow-up. RESULTS: Overall, nonsurvivors had more pronounced mechanical dispersion and worse GLS compared with survivors (74 ± 24 vs 61 ± 18 msec [P < .01] and -14.5 ± 4.4% vs -16.7 ± 3.6% [P < .01], respectively). In the 42 conservatively treated patients without surgical aortic valve replacement, a similar pattern was observed in nonsurvivors versus survivors (mechanical dispersion, 80 ± 24 vs 57 ± 14 msec [P < .01]; GLS, -14.0 ± 4.9% vs -17.1 ± 3.8% [P = .04], respectively). Mechanical dispersion was significantly associated with mortality (hazard ratio per 10-msec increase, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.07-1.42; P < .01) in a Cox model adjusted for LVEF and with aortic valve replacement treatment as a time-dependent covariate. Continuous net reclassification improvement showed that mechanical dispersion was incremental to LVEF, GLS, and valvulo-arterial impedance when adjusting for aortic valve replacement treatment in the total population. CONCLUSION: Increased mechanical dispersion may be a risk marker providing novel prognostic information in patients with aortic stenosis.
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